Aiden Markram, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, and David Miller's newfound consistency has put South Africa in a strong position and they can again claim the top spot in world cricket.
South Africa are set to play three one-dayers and two Tests against Bangladesh starting March 18, while the IPL is scheduled to be held from March 26 to May 29.
NZ vs SA: Kyle Verreyne stepped boldly into the vacancy left by the sudden retirement of Quintin de Kock with a maiden century Monday which put South Africa in total control of the second cricket test against New Zealand by the end of the fourth day.
Called into the New Zealand team in the absence of Trent Boult who is on paternity leave, Henry took the new ball and eclipsed his previous innings-best figures of 4-93.
Despite Deepak Chahar's scintillating 34-ball 54 at the end, India lost the match in the final over as they were all out for 283 while chasing 288.
South Africa have been fined 20 per cent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate against India in the second ODI
Van der Dussen's 129 not out off 96 balls and his 204 run stand with skipper andd fellow centurion Temba Bavuma formed the cornerstone of an easy victory.
"Proteas seam bowler, Kagiso Rabada, has been released from the team for the Betway One-Day International (ODI) series against India due to high workloads over a sustained period of time," Cricket South Africa (CSA) said.
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Elgar was caught plumb by spinner R Ashwin in front of the stumps and umpire Marais Erasmus raised his finger.
Rabada calls Capetown a perfect Test wicket where batters will have to grind.
At stumps, the hosts were 17 for one in eight overs with Aiden Markram (8) and nightwatchman Keshav Maharaj (6) in the middle.
South Africa captain Dean Elgar said the third and decisive Test against India will have intensity in abundance as it is the biggest Test they have played in the last 10-15 years.
Hosts South Africa bounced back from the 113-run thumping in the series opener by inflicting a seven-wicket defeat on India to level the three-match series here.
The 34-year-old opener finished the match unbeaten on 96 off 188 balls, an innings spanning five hours and nine minutes, as they chased down 240 to level the three-match series.
He added that he wasn't completely happy with his showings in both innings. With two days left in the match, South Africa need 122 runs to level the series after reaching 118/2 at stumps on day three.
At 29, de Kock called time on his Test career last week citing family reasons, although the wicketkeeper-batter will continue to play in the shorter formats of the game.
When Bumrah didn't bowl much in the first innings, Shami stood up with 5/44 to bowl out South Africa for 197.
The choice between an untested rookie like Shreyas Iyer and a proven but out-of-form Ajinkya Rahane for the number five slot, is not an enviable one. It's more like choosing between rock and hard place with fear of unknown being a persistent factor.
The right-handed batsman further stated that an early arrival has helped them in making a good preparation ahead of the 1st test match starting from Sunday.
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